3, 570 words of the chapter! That's a personal record for me XD.
Well i'm sorry to say, it's the final chapter. But don't worry, cause there's gonna be a sequel XD
I was reading through the beginning of the story yesterday and thought 'oh dear'. I had made so many mistakes, it was unbelievable! But it doesn't matter now i guess, because the first chapter gave me two clues. One clue was for this chapter, you'll have to read what i mean and you might understand it more if you read the part in chapter one where Ichigo and Sakura are walking to the cafe. The other clue is for the sequel (Read the part in chapter one where Ichigo is talking to Ryou about Sakura's Mew mark)
Thanks to my reviewers who have been through this story with me to the end. I love every single one of you x
Well, here is chapter twelve. Enjoy x
Chapter Twelve: Memories Last Forever
"Ah, Sakura, the newest Mew Mew, the newest cause of failure to our plans, the strongest cause of failure. You should be dead now. I ordered Pai to murder you, but he was persuaded not to by his own allies. How disappointing of them. You seem to be a problem for me to get what I want, therefore you must be eliminated."
"Eliminated?!"
Kisshu's P. O. V
I teleported back to others, feeling guilty for leaving Sakura alone with Deep Blue. Why did I flee like I was scared of him? I'm not like that. I'm never afraid of anything. I received sympathetic looks from Pai and Taruto. I tried to ignore their glances, but the emotion displayed made me feel even more guilty for leaving Sakura.
"Kisshu?" I ignored Taruto's call.
I didn't feel like talking to him, or anyone else, apart from Sakura. I wanted to know if she was okay, if she was safe. I wouldn't trust Deep Blue. I haven't attempted to trust him since he almost took my life.
"Kisshu?!" Taruto called, raising his voice.
I spared a glance at him. He looked worried for me, and Sakura. Taruto always wanted to meet Sakura, when I mentioned her for the first time. Pai couldn't care less about Sakura; he just thought of her as someone who got in the way of his, excuse me, Deep Blue's plans to take over Earth once again.
From the corner of my eye, I saw the Mew Mew's confused faces. They were oblivious to why the three of us were solemn. Should they know why we were solemn? Truth be told, I didn't know why I was so solemn. Sakura is a tough-spirited girl, she can look after herself, I hope.
"What's wrong, Taru-Taru?" I shifted my eyes to see Purin walking slowly up to Taruto who was silently sobbing.
"Waah! Sakura's gonna die!" Taruto cried as he rested his head on Purin's shoulder.
"What?!" I heard the Mew Mews gasp, all except Ichigo.
Ichigo was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed, acting like she didn't have a care in the world. The Mew Mew's were talking amongst each other, while I kept my eyes on Ichigo. Why did I ever fall in love with her? Why did I like her first? How was I drawn to her? She had no winning personality, but she used to be caring.
"We have to help her!"
I turned away from Ichigo to face the other Mew Mews, who were circling Taruto and Purin. Taruto was still crying.
"But what can we do?" Minto asked, alternating her glance from each of the Mews.
"Why don't we just find where Sakura is and help her?" Retasu asked, fighting back some tears.
"Good idea." Zakuro commented. "But where exactly is she?"
The Mew Mew's faces dropped at this question. I was waiting for Taruto or Pai to say 'I know where she is', but neither of them chose to. I glared at Pai, hoping he would speak up. He just glared at me in return, a glance which answered 'say anything and we're dead.' Taruto was too busy crying to say anything, but I desperately wanted to scream Sakura's location out loud.
Sakura's P. O. V
"What do you mean by 'eliminated'?" I asked, gulping down a lump in my throat.
"Simple. I get rid of you and my plans will easily succeed." The voice echoed around the area.
"What plans?" I croaked.
The voice laughed. "Sakura, why do you think you transform into a Mew Mew and fight us aliens?"
"Um..." I was too scared to think of an answer. Who was this person, or thing, I was talking to? I didn't even know it's name.
"I'm waiting for your answer."
"I...don't know the a-answer." I stuttered, cautiously shifting my gaze.
"To protect the Earth from us!" The voice screeched, causing my hands to fly up to my ears.
"Oh." I whispered as I slowly removed my hands from my ears shakily. This thing was terrifying me.
"Don't worry. You'll soon be destroyed and won't have to worry about Earth any longer."
I flinched my eyes closed and awaited for an impact of some kind. "This is it." I whispered.
As my eyes were closed, I reminisced the memorable moments in my life. I didn't have many, but the few I had were ones I wanted to treasure for a little while longer.
I don't know if I got hurt or anything, but I know that I fell in to unconsciousness.
"Come on Lini, just a little bit further!" I cooed as I crouched down on the grass in our back garden.
"You can do it, honey." My mother encouraged as she cautiously let go of Lini's hands.
Lini was stumbling towards my nine year old self, my mother standing behind her, ready to catch her if she lost her balance.
My eyes widened with slight joy as Lini walked a couple of metres towards me on her own. "Well done, Lini-bozu!"
"So, Sakura-kun," Akira looked up to the sky. "Wanna go out some time?"
My eyes widened with content. "Sure." I smiled, full of happy emotions. I had just been asked out by the cutest, most popular and handsome guy in our year.
"Great, so I'll see you on Saturday." Akira walked away slowly, leaving me to feel breath-taken and full of joy.
Akira and me were in the cinema screen, watching 'Spirited Away'. I was amazed that he picked this film to watch, I didn't think that he was interested in this genre of film. I would've thought that he wanted to watch a sports movie. I felt a hand on my shoulder, so I turned to see Akira have his arm around me. I just smiled and rested my head on his shoulder.
Wow, I am so lucky, I mentally squealed as I continued to watch the movie.
I wasn't really paying attention to the film, and I don't think Akira was either. I focused on the main character in the film and thought 'I wonder what it would be like to kiss Akira?'. Thinking this, I slowly turned my head, only to have Akira mimicking me like a mirror.
I looked into his eyes, seeing love in them. I think he was thinking the same thing, I thought to myself. I didn't realise that Akira was leaning in towards my face. I wasn't sure what he was doing at first, until he lightly pressed his lips against mine.
"Akira, please, stay with me!" I screamed frantically at his lifeless body.
"Sakura, you can't do anything to help him." Hana stated softly as she placed a comforting hand over my shoulder.
"There should be something we can do!" I shouted. "We can't just leave him to die!"
Hana brushed my pink bangs away from my eyes, showing herself my tear-stained eyes. I looked up at her to see that the tears in her eyes were ready to fall. "Sumimasen."
I looked down at Akira's pale face. One of my salty tears fell on his left cheek as I traced my fingers along the other. I ran my fingertip around his face towards his black hair. "He can't leave me now." I whispered as I moved his bangs away from his closed eyes. "Just one more day," I lowered myself so I was level with Akira. "One more day and it would've been one year since we first dated."
I lightly kissed his ice cold cheek before breaking down in tears. I could hear Hana sob behind me, upset that her brother was now dead.
Hana wasn't close to Akira, they weren't related by blood, but they were the only remaining members of their family; the others died in a plane crash. Hana was eight or nine years older than Akira, so she used to treat him like a son after their parental figures died.
I rested my head on Akira's chest, it was unusual for it not to rise with his breaths. It was strange that he wasn't breathing, it felt odd. Weird. "Hana?"
"Hai?"
I lifted my head and turned to Hana. "Don't forget him." I looked at her with honest eyes. "Promise me that."
Hana stepped closer to me. "Only if you'll promise it to yourself as well." She sniffed.
I nodded my head before turning back to Akira.
You're pretty for a Mew Mew." He smirked.
"Excuse me?" I choked. Did he just call me pretty?
He lifted my chin with his index finger, forcing me to meet his gaze. "You heard me." He said calmly.
I knocked his hand away from me and took a step back. He seemed slightly infuriated by this and his hands balled into fists. He threw a punch at me, but luckily, I blocked by knocking his arm out of the way with my own. Then he went for another punch, but I only just blocked it that time.
"You're a feisty Mew, aren't you.." He smiled evilly as he grabbed a hold of my neck and lifted me off the ground.
"Like I said…" Kisshu cupped my chin into his hands, meaning I had to look at him. "…I'll have to show you what they are."
Kisshu leaned in and quickly kissed me on the lips. My eyes widened out of confusion. That was his apology? I looked into his eyes as he pulled away with a smirk on his lips. I was stunned at the kiss, but riled by the way he 'apologized'.
With every intention, I slapped him hard across the face. He stumbled backwards in shock, giving me a confused look.
"What was that for?"
"That was your apology?! A kiss?!" I was truly vexed. The nerve of the male species, thinking they can butter us up with hugs and kisses which, most of the time, meant nothing to them.
A red hand printed on his face where I slapped him. My hand tingled slightly, it didn't hurt me, it tickled more than anything.
"So you would of forgave me if I just said 'Oh, sorry for stabbing you. I'll try not to next time.'?"
"If you'd meant it, then yes!" I shouted, causing Kisshu to look down ashamed.
Kisshu took a deep breath. "Does your mother have pink hair like yours?"
My eyes widened. "Y-yeah, why?"
Kisshu wouldn't look me in the eye. "Sakura," I looked at Kisshu intently. "We killed your mother."
I heard someone cough lightly, making me look up. My eyes widened at who I saw. What was he doing here?
He knelt down beside me and smirked. "Hello Sakura."
"Ryou?"
For once in my 14 year old life, I was lost for words. He had made a very good point. I think I did want him to kiss me. Well, he did kiss me. He somehow knew that I would like it, well more than the last kiss he gave me.
Without thinking properly, I leaned in and gently placed my lips on his. I felt him tense up with shock, causing me to smirk in the kiss.
I didn't think he was expecting that, I thought as I cautiously wrapped my arms around his neck. What am I doing?, I mentally screamed in my head, I was just against the idea of kissing him.
I unknowingly opened my mouth. This made Kisshu slip his tongue into my mouth without hesitation. I unwillingly moaned with pleasure as he explored my mouth with his tongue. It was his turn to smirk as he ran the tip of his tongue along the roof of my mouth, purposely moving it slowly so I would supposedly enjoy it more. I couldn't help but let out another moan. He then began to trace his fingers along my thigh, causing me to tense a little.
I began to remember the event with Garu, and how I didn't want to relive it in anyway. Unintentionally forcefully, I pushed Kisshu away from me.
I sighed with defeat. "Fine." I scowled before taking a deep breath. "I was thinking about that because I was thinking about kissing you."
I felt myself go red saying that sentence. I was truly embarrassed. Kisshu seemed pleased with himself, getting me to answer his question truthfully. I looked down, only to have Kisshu lift my head up with his index finger.
"Good." Kisshu leaned in and pecked my lips. I looked at him with confusion. "One step at a time with you. You might shove me away again."
My eyes fluttered open. I quickly closed them tight when they came in contact with the luminous light. I sat up quickly and looked down, blinking my eyes so they would get used to the light.
"Hi butterfly."
I turned my head to see Kisshu standing by a window in the unknown room. He was smiling at me, like he was relieved. I smiled back at him. "Hey."
He slowly walked over to the bed I was in and sat on the edge. "You were asleep for a long time."
"I was?"
Kisshu nodded his head. "Hai. For two months straight you've been in this place."
I quickly scanned the room. By the way the room looked, I guessed that it was a hospital. I hated hospitals, they were stupid. I looked back at Kisshu with a puzzled expression. "Why am I in a hospital?"
Kisshu looked up at the plain, white ceiling. "Because you fainted and never woke up."
"Oh." I looked down at the bed sheets covering me. "Why did I faint?"
"How am I suppose to know that?" Kisshu laughed.
I felt his eyes on me and his laugh subsided.
"Sumimasen."
I looked up at him with a smile spread wide across my face. "It's okay."
"Hey guys, she's awake!"
I turned my head to see Retasu stand at the doorway. I turned my head back to Kisshu, but he wasn't there. I sighed and faced Retasu.
"Are you okay, Sakura-chan?" She asked me.
I nodded, not really paying attention to her. I was too busy wondering where Kisshu had teleported away to.
"Sakura 'nee-chan!"
I jumped as Purin wrapped her arms around my neck, depriving my lungs of oxygen. "Hey, Purin-chan." I patted her back, only to notice I had a drip inserted in my hand. "What the?"
"What's wrong, Sakura?" Minto asked.
"Why do I have a drip in my hand?!" I screeched.
Everyone shrugged their shoulders.
"We don't know. We never noticed it." Ichigo answered.
Everyone went silent when Ichigo spoke. Retasu and Purin whispered something to each other while Zakuro and Minto just gave each other cautious looks.
"What's wrong with you guys?" I asked.
Purin and Retasu looked at Zakuro and Minto, as if they were talking in a code which only the four of them knew. Zakuro and Minto shrugged their shoulders, causing Ichigo and me to give them questioning looks.
"Well-" Retasu jumped when the door swung open and a nurse walked in.
"Ohayou, Sakura-chan. You're finally awake." She smiled as she walked up to me. "How're you feeling?"
"Great, thanks." I answered.
The nurse checked the monitor and drip. "You're healthy enough to go home. I'll just get a doctor to discharge you and you can be off." The nurse stated before walking out of the room.
Everyone watched the nurse leave before turning to me with an excited look.
"Yay! Sakura 'nee-cha gets to go home!" Purin squealed with joy.
Three Day's Later
The Autumn breeze was pelting my skin as I walked up the hill in the park. I had missed the Summer through sleeping in the hospital for two months. It was hard to believe that one year ago, I was an average teenage girl, arriving home from a holiday from Malta. In one year I had became a mutant superhero, lose my family, run away, experience a rape and fall in love.
I hadn't seen Kisshu since I had woken up from my unconsciousness. I didn't know whether he was avoiding me or was busy planning another way to keep the Mew Mews and me busy all year. Spending three days without him made me miss him a lot. I had done a lot in those three days though. I had moved in with my uncle and little sister, after years of denial towards the psychotic uncle, we had accepted each other as family. Lini was ecstatic with my arrival after so long. She must've really missed me. Another thing I had done was dye my hair blonde. I figured that another colour would help me forget about my past, but I was wrong. I regret dying it.
I had also started my first day of second year in high school. Ichigo and me had stayed clear of each other during school, I don't know why we acted like that. I wasn't mad at her for anything, or was I suppose to be? I had a new group of friends; Naiya, Keke and Xia. They were great girls, I loved them to bits. Xia is Chinese and Keke's cousin. Naiya was an actress in commercials and was to star in a movie about a mutant superhero who fell in love with the enemy. I have been there, done that.
I sat down on the top of the hill, staring at the Café Mew Mew with both content and discontent. I had a lot of good memories from that place, but also bad memories. I shrugged my suede trench coat off and placed it beside me on the ground.
I watched the locals enter and exit the Café. It was busy today. A lot of people were in and out. I was glad that I was able to persuade Ryou and Akasaka-san to let me resign. I have to admit, I would miss the Café one day, but there's nothing stopping me from popping in every now and then or helping them defeat more Kimera Animas. If I work at the flaming Café or not, I'm still a Mew Mew, a part of the team.
I stood up, putting on my coat, and walked down the hill towards the Sakura trees. The petals were falling off rapidly, decorating the grass with their rich colour. I sighed with content as I leaned against the trunk, keeping my eye on the Café.
I suddenly felt like I wasn't alone anymore, like someone was about to sneak up on me. I shrugged myself off of the trunk and turned around, staring at the higher up branches on the tree.
"Hi butterfly."
"Kyaa!" I jumped as I turned around in fright. I put my hand to my chest, feeling my heart pound.
"Did I scare you?" Kisshu smirked.
"Too right you did!" I yelled.
"I wasn't sure if it was you, considering your hair colour is different." Kisshu lifted up a strand of my hair, rubbing it with his thumb.
"Well I thought that I would be clever and dye it to see if it helped me forget about the Mew Mews." I looked up at Kisshu. "So how did you know that it was me?"
He took a step closer to me. "'Cause when you turned around, I saw your eyes. They're still purple."
"Violet, actually." I corrected, placing my hands in my pockets. I looked up at Kisshu, squinting slightly because of the sunlight. "You know I have missed you these past few days."
"You have?" Kisshu asked, amazed at my statement. I nodded my head, looking down at the blossom-covered grass. "So it worked then?"
I looked up at him, confused. "What worked?"
"Seeing if you would miss me or not if I wasn't around you for a while." He answered with a grin.
I slapped him across his arm. "Do you know how I felt when you weren't with me?! I was upset 'cause you weren't there! You baka! I would've committed suicide if I thought that you weren't coming back to see me!"
"Don't over exaggerate." He soothed, grabbing my shoulders firmly. "You should know by now that I would never leave you without saying goodbye."
I looked up into his eyes. "Really?"
Kisshu leaned in and softly pecked me on the lips. "Really."
"Good." I smiled before wrapping my arms around his neck and pressing my lips against his.
So that's how it started. That's why I'm fighting aliens during my summer holiday. Because I became a Mew Mew, a crime fighting superhero who fell in love with her enemy. But the adventure ends there. Bah! Does it heck? There's plenty of action in my life! But you'll have to see if I'll reveal it, otherwise you're left to wonder.
OMG i'm in tears. It's the final chapter! NOOOO! What did you think of it? Was it a good ending? A bad ending? If bad, you have to tell me why and how i can improve other endings for future stories.
Super Body Of Words: Hi i'm back again! I couldn't believe that my creator sacked me of my duties to tell you to review and stuff! Well she's happy she got rid of me, because she hates me (WAAH) (Super Body Of Words Runs Off In Tears)
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